I'm in the county town, and you say I'm a big shot?

Chapter 572 Enemies meet on a narrow road
Everyone was captivated by the delicious feast.

May the new year be better than the old one.

During the few days of the Lunar New Year, everyone eats, drinks, visits relatives and friends to exchange New Year's greetings, and then goes back to work on the eighth day of the first lunar month.

Bai Ou went to Shanghai, and Fang Qingye went to work at Jinghai Bank. Of course, it wasn't just the bank; she also had to visit Huacheng Development and Yuxiang Gas to wish the employees a Happy New Year and check if everyone had returned to work on time after the holiday.

Fang Qingye also extended New Year's greetings to each of the dozen or so workers at the Four Seasons Nursery.

Meanwhile, Fang Qingye was also waiting for news from Qiao Yongfeng.

On the afternoon of the tenth day of the first lunar month, Fang Qingye was in the bank office when she received a call from Qiao Yongfeng.

"Qingye, the CEO of Jiantou Huake is coming to Shanghai tomorrow for a two-day meeting. How about we meet on the fourteenth of the first lunar month? He will return to Beijing on the fifteenth to celebrate the Lantern Festival."

"No problem for me." Fang Qingye readily agreed: "Brother Qiao, what kind of activity do you want to arrange? A meal? We can't eat much during the New Year."

“You’re right. My whole family spent the Spring Festival in Beijing this year. I was invited out drinking by friends every day, and I got so drunk that I was scared of it,” Qiao Yongfeng replied on the other end of the phone.

"How about we go play golf?" Fang Qingye suddenly had an idea. "It's good to get some exercise. I have an annual membership at Meilan Lake Club, let's go there. I wonder if that boss of yours is into it?"

"It seems he also plays golf; these days, many CEOs are very enthusiastic about it."

"It's settled then, at 9:00 AM on the 14th of the first lunar month."

"Okay, you can arrange it." Qiao Yongfeng readily agreed.

"Oh, by the way, what's this boss's name? What's his background?" Fang Qingye asked.

"Hehe, you know him too? Zhao Yanjing, the former general manager of Guotou Xin'an Shanghai branch."

"What? Shi Guangrong's college classmate?!" Fang Qingye was very surprised.

"Yes, that's him!"

Holy crap, what a small world!

Fang Qingye met Zhao Yanjing two years ago, when they had a meal together because of Shi Guangrong.

At that time, Zhao Yanjing returned from the United States and served as the general manager of the Shanghai branch of Guotou Xin'an, where he speculated on Zhengzhou cotton futures.

At that time, Fang Qingye and Shi Guangrong were also speculating on Zhengzhou cotton futures, but one was going long and the other was going short!
With over a billion yuan in funds from Guotou Xin'an, Zhao Yanjing launched a massive short-selling attack on Zhengzhou cotton futures, with the bulls putting up a fierce resistance. The two sides fought back, and it was difficult to determine a winner for the time being.

An unexpected fire in the Qingdao bonded zone destroyed over 100,000 tons of high-quality cotton, instantly disrupting the market's balance between buyers and sellers.
The surge in Zhengzhou cotton prices in the spot market quickly spread to the futures market, where bulls pressed their advantage and routed the bears.

It is said that Zhao Yanjing's Guotou Xin'an was liquidated, resulting in a loss of nearly 10 billion yuan. In the end, Zhao Yanjing himself was forced to resign and leave Shanghai.

I haven't heard from him in the past two years, I never expected that he would become the CEO of Jiantou Huake!
The world changes so quickly.
Sensing that Fang Qingye remained silent on the other end of the phone, Qiao Yongfeng said, "I've also heard about your dealings with Zhao Yanjing in the futures market, but that's all in the past. It's just normal competition in business. He left Guotou Xin'an a long time ago, and now as the CEO of Jiantou Huake, he's only concerned with the interests of Jiantou Huake. He won't dwell on the past."

"Actually, I don't really care about that," Fang Qingye replied, then tentatively asked, "Brother Qiao, are you and Zhao Yanjing very familiar with each other?"

"Not really, but we know each other. We were talking about investments at a dinner party with friends during the Chinese New Year. He said that Jiantou Huake was looking for suitable projects, and I thought of your Ele.me, which probably needs funds. After all, I invested 1 million yuan in Ele.me."

"Oh, is that so? Then it's settled." Fang Qingye quickly made her decision.

After hanging up the phone, Fang Qingye couldn't help but sigh to herself.

She's so lucky.

It refers to Zhao Yanjing, of course.

If people like Shi Guangrong lose 10 billion yuan, their families will probably have to go to the Huangpu River to retrieve their bodies! But that's none of Fang Qingye's business. What he's thinking about now is to make this investment happen as soon as possible. He values ​​Huijin Investment in Jiantou Huake more!

So he called the Meilan Club to reserve the Nicklaus Stadium. Fang Qingye sat in the boss's chair, drinking tea and pondering the matter. After thinking for a while, he called Shi Guangrong.

When the call connected, Fang Qingye got straight to the point: "Guangrong, I heard that your classmate Zhao Yanjing is now the CEO of Jiantou Huake?"

"Heh, you're quite well-informed," Shi Guangrong said on the other end of the phone. "I only found out about this when I called him to wish him a Happy New Year before the holiday. Why are you concerned about this?"

"I have to be concerned about the investment in Ele.me." Fang Qingye then recounted the whole process of introducing Qiao Yongfeng and preparing to invite him to play golf on the 14th.

"Hehe, what a coincidence. Yan Jing is actually a good person, just a bit arrogant. Besides, the hype surrounding Zheng Mian back then was based on everyone's own judgment, so no one can blame anyone else."

"That's not what I was thinking," Fang Qingye said. "Want to come along for golf?"

"I won't go. I've already made an appointment with Professor Wang to go to Wuyang on the 14th to check on the factory construction," Shi Guangrong politely declined.

"You talk to Zhao Yanjing first, and I'll ask about the situation later and put in a good word for you, how about that?"

"Okay, you go ahead and do your thing."

On the afternoon of the 13th, Fang Qingye took a car to Shanghai.

Bai Ou came home from get off work in the evening. She already knew that Fang Qingye was going to play golf with Qiao Yongfeng and Zhao Yanjing the next day.

While eating the noodles Fang Qingye had made, he asked Fang Qingye, "Aren't you going to invite a few golf buddies? Why don't you invite Zhang Xiaoxiao too?"

Fang Qingye hesitated for a moment and said, "Forget it, to be honest, I'm not used to it. Besides, I always feel that Zhang Xiaoxiao is Shen Nanpeng's person. Knowing too much is not a good thing."

"OK then."

The next morning, I took a car to Meilan Club, booked a private room in the VIP building, and then sent a text message to Qiao Yongfeng.

About ten minutes later, the door opened, and Qiao Yongfeng walked in, followed by a middle-aged man, Zhao Yanjing.

“Brother Qiao.” Fang Qingye stood up.

“You two already know each other, but let me introduce you anyway,” Qiao Yongfeng said to the two men. “This is Zhao Yanjing, the general manager of Jiantou Huake.”

"This is Fang Qingye, the actual controller of Tuofang Technology and chairman of Ele.me."

"Hello, Mr. Zhao." Fang Qingye extended her right hand.

Zhao Yanjing seemed somewhat different from when I met him three years ago. He was full of energy back then, but this time he was much more composed.

Perhaps it was because of the blow dealt by Zheng Mian?
"Hello, Chairman Fang." Zhao Yanjing smiled and said, "Actually, there's no need for President Qiao to introduce us. We've known each other for three years, and I've often heard of your name in Yanjing since then."

"Haha, you're welcome."

The three sat for a while before heading to the clubhouse to rent clubs. Fang Qingye had played there a few times and was quite familiar with the place. Zhao Yanjing was clearly a seasoned golfer, as he was very adept at choosing clubs, while Qiao Yongfeng seemed to be a less experienced player. After Fang Qingye helped him select his clubs, the three of them took a golf cart to the course.

Although spring is quietly approaching, the grass here is already lush and green, and the morning sun is especially warm.

Playing ball here for a while is really pleasant.

Of course, playing ball is not the goal; discussing business is the real business.

(End of this chapter)